Popova had her early training at National Academy of Sofia.
In Sofia she danced with Arabesque Company and Amarant Dance Company.
She participated in Vienna’s DanceWeb and she worked with Robert Thannion (DV8).
From 1999 to 2005 she started working with Déjà Donné Company as dancer and choreography assistant:
ARIA SPINTA (1999), a co production of La Filature Mulhouse, de Single Antwerpen, l'Hebbel-Theater Berlino and The Internationales Sommertheater Amburgo. Aria Spinta was performed in 18 different nations between Europa and USA;
IN BELLA COPIA (2001) premiered the “Best Dance Production of a Year Award” and was presented in Swiss, Holland, France, Italy, Czech Rep., Germany, Belgium, UK, Portugal, Ireland, Russia, Canada and USA (DTW New York, National Arts Centre Ottawa, Wexner Centre for the Arts Columbus, On the Boards Seattle, Redcat Los Angeles, Walker Art Center Minneapolis).
THERE WHERE WE WERE (2003) premiered the “Total Theater Award at the Edinburg Festival”.
Teodora Ivanova Popova teached at the Ohio State University, Denison University Ohio, Ohio Wesleyan University, CalArts Los Angeles, Red Cat Los Angeles, Duncan Centre Prague.
Actually she has been teaching at the “Post-diploma and high education programme for dancers and interpreters” under the artistic direction of Lenka Flory and Simone Sandroni.
In the basis of the workshop stands the idea of the body which moves using the opposition principle - general crick in the four opposite directions. It gains much more energy from the floor. In the work with a partner - on one side - we'll learn how the two bodies can become one, without borders - no one leeds or follows. On the other side we'll see how the counteracting bodies can wake up hidden energy, that we can use in any case. The workshop includes some meditation techniques which help us to understand that the outward limitations disappear when we find the endless inner space.
The workshop is in English.